The Reykjavik International Film Festival, primarily known as RIFF, kicks off today, for its ninth incarnation. The festival this year includes a slew of international…
Iceland’s film tradition is very literature-centred. Up until only a few years ago, most films made in Iceland were either based on books or were…
Oh yes, this is good news. Fantastic french electronic artist, formerly duo, M83 (a.k.a. Anthony Gonzalez [left]) has been hired by director Joseph Kosinski [right] to…
In its third week, The Avengers not only decimated their competition, again, but also reached the elusive goal of raking in a whole billion dollars in…
I’m going to be honest with you. I have had some difficulty in finding out how to approach this feature for months. Is this an…
Studio sets are made for wussies. What real filmmakers do, when faced with a film set on a glacier, for example, is go up onto…
Based on the synonymous novel by Stefán Máni, written and directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, Black’s Game is a hotly anticipated crime thriller. After an…
This fall we covered the release of Iceland’s biggest film to date, 3D animation Legends of Valhalla: Thor, which became a local hit and garnered…
Oscar winner and seminal badass Denzel Washington is in talks to join Mark Wahlberg‘s next big project, 2 Guns, now in development at Universal, according…
Contraband director Baltasar Kormakur is reportedly taking over Working Title’s long-brewing Everest movie, simply titled “Everest”. Baltasar confirmed this himself in an interview with Filmophilia…
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